John 7:40-53 - Different Opinions About Jesus
40 Then when they heard the Word, many of the people said, Truly this is the Prophet. 41 Others said, This is the Christ. But others said, Does the Christ come out of Galilee? 42 Has the Scripture not said that Christ comes from the seed of David and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? 43 So a division occurred in the crowd because of Him. 44 And some of them desired to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.
45 Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees. And they said to them, Why have you not brought him?
46 The officers answered, Never did any man speak as does this Man.
47 Then the Pharisees answered them, Also, have you not been deceived? 48 Is it not true that not any of the rulers or of the Pharisees have believed into him? 49 But this crowd, not knowing the Law, is cursed.
50 Nicodemus said to them, (he who came to Jesus by night, being one of them), 51 Does our law judge the Man before it hears Him and knows what He does?
52 They answered and said to him, Are you also from Galilee? Search the scriptures and see that a prophet has not been raised out of Galilee.
53 And they each went to his own house.